Harrogate here we come !!

On Friday some members of our online stitching group ( Friendly Stitchers)  will be meeting up for the weekend in Harrogate which ties in nicely with the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching show !
We did this last year and stayed at a lovley hotel - and doing the same thing this year - always great to meet up with friends and members, have a chat over dinner - see how the group is going and perhaps let members in on some of the things we have planned for 2011 - including new charts and SAL's - so watch this space ....

Stitching framed at last

            This is the Woodland Fairie from Mirabilia finally framed  -another lovely design to stitch .... still have two more of these lovely designs to do when I get round to them !

Another one finished and framed is the Random thoughts sampler - hope to find a similar one at Harrogate next weekend !                                                                                                                 

Harrogate Stitching Show

It will soon be time for the Harrogate Stitching Show !!
Once again our online stitching group will be there for the weekend. Last year we stayed at a nice hotel just over the road from the International Halls where the show is held. We had a great time and if I remember correctly, there were around 12 of us. We have again arranged a 2 day stay at the same hotel and it will be great to meet up with stitching pals again and of course, do some stash shopping !
Harrogate is a lovely town and there are some lovely places to visit including the famous  'Betty's Tea Rooms'  -  always worth a visit.
After stash shopping on both days, we will all meet up for dinner in the hotel , exchange news, show stash and generally have a good natter ....

Anniversary sampler

In September my best friend's mum and dad celebrated 60 years of marriage so I stitched them a sampler

Congrats to Nan and John

Long overdue update

Well it has been quite a while since I updated this blog so lets get started ....

First of all I have been quite busy designing ( and stitching) the charts for this years xmas freebie charts for our onlne stitching group 'Friendly Stitchers' so here is what is available to the members for this year

A needleroll (with a matching coaster but no image available)

A beaded biscorno, a couple of humbugs and a hanging xmas ornament

I have also finished stitching a lovely xmas pendeloque from Faby Reilly Designs.

This seemed a bit tricky at first but very easy once you get going - check out her

website - she has some fantastic designs

www.fabyreilly.com